Bonner Center for Service
and Vocation
Student success stories
Each year many Earlham students of all majors and class years complete some kind of experiential learning--research, internships, field studies and more. Let them inspire you as you explore what you'd like to do.
INTERNSHIPS
Lailul Ikram ‘12 survived the 2004 tsunami in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, only to watch the achingly slow recovery efforts. He decided then to start his own construction company. To find out more about the industry, the Math and Business & Nonprofit major completed an internship with Lithko Contracting, Inc.
As a case manager at Dolores’ Safe Haven, Ceci Gomez ’11 helped
homeless women with severe mental illnesses and addictions.
Pablo Hernandez-Romero ’12 walked the walk as a field intern for the Tarrant County Democratic Party
After three semesters doing work-study at Girls Inc. of Wayne County, Aaron Cooney '12 completed a summer internship at the organization.
Lilly Lerner ’13 got involved in immigration politics after volunteering to teach English at El Centro Humanitario, a center for day laborers in Denver.
As a marketing intern at Cope Environmental Center, Logan Schuerman '11 used her knowledge from psychology classes to make a big impact from low-cost tactics.
As a general reporting intern for the Palladium-Item, Micah Sommer '11 covered everything from dog shows to factory closings.
Wilmer Chavarria ‘12 is happiest when he’s editing video footage. He’s been doing it since childhood, and continued this summer in an internship at Whitewater Community Television (WCTV).
Many students are afraid to take an unpaid summer internship, but painting major Alisa Cohen ’11 made it work.
Art major Eric Parker ’11 spent
his summer days curating exhibits
for the Richmond Art Museum,
arranging ceramic vessels by size,
color and artistic movement.
Julia Mickley ‘10 learned the realities of life as a full-time artist during an internship with Naysan McIlhargey ‘97.
As a sustainability outreach intern at Cope Environmental Center, Emily Bobrowich '11 created a series of handouts to help homeowners remodel their houses in environmentally-friendly ways.
This summer, Imogene Ellis '13 tended vegetables as an apprentice at Smaller Footprint Farms in Yellow Springs, Ohio
Sarah Waddle ’12 helps visitors engage with the plants, animals and natural features of Itasca State Park. But first, she had to learn about them herself.
Katrina Cohoe '12 managed the garden at Cope Environmental Center, and used her position to teach others how to care for plants.
Nathaniel Smith ‘10 turned his summer internship at Summersault into a full-time job doing web development.
After sophomore year, Meg Duff ‘11 began teaching
cell biology to middle schoolers through Breakthrough Sacramento, a
college-prep program for students in under-resourced middle schools. The kids
learned about science, and Meg learned what it’s like to teach full-time.
FIELD STUDIES
Ricardo Garciaherreros Quiñones ‘11 combined his interests
in Human Development & Social Relations and theatre during a field study at the Richmond Civic Theatre.
From buses to budgeting, Honey
Cook ‘11 helped run almost every aspect
of the summer enrichment programs at
Galileo Charter School.
RESEARCH
While studying in London, English major Michael Lutz ‘11 read a play he hated—Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure.” Back in the states for the summer, Michael spent five weeks researching that play’s literary antecedents and odd sense of humor, under the guidance of Nate Eastman, assistant professor of English.
With Earlham's Hardware Interface Project, Ivan Babic ’13 is developing instruments to measure energy use in Earlham’s buildings.
When Katie Marshall ‘11 looked through a scanning electron microscope this summer at the Smithsonian, she may have gotten a glimpse at the inside of the moon.
Biochemistry major Nathanial Torres ‘12 has always wanted to be a doctor. Over the summer, Torres researched the medicinal herb feverfew, under the guidance of Associate Professor of Chemistry Mike Deibel.
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